Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-09
I said didn't think there could be


what you can call to mind that you owe
around town. VIII see all these par
ties and we will get them together and
work up strong and hearty home in.
dorsement for you. which will enable
You To settle with all of us at par in the
event OF your election"
/ gave him list.
That even NC a load OF lumber was
deposited on my lawn and man came
in to borrow few pounds OF fence
nails. i asked him what he wanted to
do. for thought he was gong to nail
"A campaign lie or something. He said
he was the man who was sent up to
build "A kind of "trussle'' in front of my
house. What for?' | asked, with eyes
Ike a startled fawn. why, for the
speakers to stand on" sad he. ut is
II kind OF combination racket. Some
thing between home Endorsement and
a mass-mcet of cred tors. You are
to be surprised and gratiiied TO morrow
evening us near AS | can make out. "
| 'i' '''h ph'It u NObpiN s'dhplu, one
end Of which was nailed to the bay
window of the house.
The next evening my heart swelled
when heard II campaign band coming
up the street trying to see how little it
could play and still draw its salary
! The band was followed by mon with
! torches and speakers IN carriages A
messenger WAS sent INTO the house to
I tell me that | was about to be wa ted
upon by my old friends ami neighbors,
who desired to deliver to me their hear
/ ty Endorsement and large, willow
covered two-gallon godspeed as mark
! Of esteem.
The spokesman, "a soon as | had
/ stepped out on my veranda, mounted
the improvised platform previously
erected. and after a short and salivary
solo and choru, b, the band. SAID as
follows. rs nearly as can now recall
h ; words
"Mr. Nye"
SIR We have read with pain the
open and venomous attacks of the foul
and putr. press Of our town, and come
here tonight to Wind cate by our pres
ence your utter innocence rs Il man. as
fellow-ctizrn. rs a neighbour, as Il
mother, brother or SISTER.
No one could look down into your
open face and deep, earnest lungs and
then doubt YOU rs a man. as af llp,g-
cit zen, rs Il nciehbor, rs father,
mother, brother or sister You came
To us poor man and staked your all
on the growth of this town We like
you because YOU are still poor. You
cannot be too poor to suit Us. II show,
that YOU are not corrupt.
Mr.. Nyr. on behalf Of tbs vast
assemblage Oremulo) thank God that
you are POOR 80
He then drew from his pocket
little memorandum. and, holding it up
TO torch. SO that lie could So. il bet
ter, said that Mr.. l. mberquid would
emit few desuitory remarks.
Mr.. Limberquid. 10 whom | was at
that time deOted for past favors in
the meat line, or. "a you may saw, the
tenderloin. though no fault of mine.
then arose and said in words aud flo
ures rs follows. te.wit
SIR: | desire to say that we who
know Mr.. Nye best are here to say that
he certainly has one of the most charm
ing wives in this Territory What do
we care for the villfications of the
press-a press. hired. nial, corrupt.
reeking II filth and oozy with the slime
of its own impa red circulation, snap
ping at the heels of its superiors and
stepped in the rocking poison and pollu.
ton Of its own shopworu and unmarked
able opinions?
We do not care cuss! (Applause.)
What do we care that homely men
grudge our candidate his symmetry of
form and graceful upholstered car
riage? What do we care that calumny
crawls out of its hole, calumn; ates him
a couple of times aud then goes back?
We are here tonight to show by our
presence that we like Mrs. I'VE very
much. Size is a good cook and she
would certainly do honor to this dis
trict as a social leader in case she
should 60 to Cheyenne as the wife of
our Assemblyman. | propose three
cheers for her. fellow-citizens. ZAP
plause. cheers and throbs of bassdrum. |
Mr.. Sherrod then said:
FELLER-CITIzENs: We glory in the
fact that Whatshisname -Nye here is
pore. We like him for the poverty he
has made. Our idee IN ruunin' of him
fer the legislator rs | take it. is to not
only run him along in th here kind of
poverty. but to kind of
give him chance TO accumulate pow
erty and have some saved up fer
rainy day.
kin call to mind how he looked
when he come to this Territory pore